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As we await the start of the 2020 MLB season due to Corona Virus concerns, we will take a look at every player on the Pirates roster and outline what they will bring to the table and projections for the 2020 season. I hope this brings some positive reading to the current situation and helps us all as we wait for baseball. Second chances don't come around all the time and, when they do, you have to take advantage of your opportunities. After spending four seasons in the MLB from 2011-2015, reliever Hector Noesi is getting his second chance with the Pittsburgh Pirates after signing a Minor League contract and receiving an invite to Spring training this season. Noesi appeared in his first MLB game since 2015 last season when he pitched for the Miami Marlins. However, it did not go well and the 33-year old is trying to find his way back to success. After pitching at Triple-A New Orleans to start 2019, Noesi appeared in 12 games, four starts, and went 0-3 with an 8.46 ERA in...

As we await the start of the 2020 MLB season due to Corona Virus concerns, we will take a look at every player on the Pirates roster and outline what they will bring to the table and projections for the 2020 season. I hope this brings some positive reading to the current situation and helps us all as we wait for baseball. Taking a look at the projected 2020 starting rotation, you will see a lot of guys with good talent. Guys like Chris Archer , Joe Musgrove , and Trevor Williams have all had success in the Major Leagues and have shown they can compete night in and night out. However, many of these pitchers don't have a lot of MLB experience and are being thrust into the leadership role. The most experienced returner to the starting rotation is Archer with eight seasons of service time, but he is coming off a year that saw his stats take a turn for the worse. The Pirate's goal going into the off-season was to sign a veteran starting pitcher who could not only help w...

As we await the start of the 2020 MLB season due to Corona Virus concerns, we will take a look at every player on the Pirates roster and outline what they will bring to the table and projections for the 2020 season. I hope this brings some positive reading to the current situation and helps us all as we wait for baseball. Over the past eight seasons, Miguel Del Pozo has been making his rounds around the Minor Leagues. He has played in three different organizations and finally got the breakthrough he needed making his MLB debut last season with the Los Angeles Angels. While he won't appear on any top prospects lists, his work in the Minor Leagues has been solid. The Pirates took a chance on him signing Del Pozo to a Minor League contract and inviting him to Spring Training, giving the team another left-handed option to turn to. He got the call-up to the Major Leagues on August 18th, 2019, and appeared in his first game just two days later. He pitched 0.2 scoreless inning...

As we await the start of the 2020 MLB season due to Corona Virus concerns, we will take a look at every player on the Pirates roster and outline what they will bring to the table and projections for the 2020 season. I hope this brings some positive reading to the current situation and helps us all as we wait for baseball. The 2019 season was one that Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Keone Kela wants to put behind him for several reasons. It started with Kela spending time on the injured list with a right elbow injury, and ended with a number of fines and suspensions from tensions both inside and outside of the clubhouse that resulted in Kela missing nearly three months of the season. However, 2020 is a new year and a new opportunity for Kela to get back on the right track. With the departure of Felipe Vazquez, Kela will be stepping up as the full-time closer for the Pirates. It is not new territory for the 26-year old and it will allow him to be the leader of the bullpen...